Amanda Knox prosecutors spent $240K on animated video

Amanda Knox in court at the start of her appeal trial in Perugia's courthouse on June 27, 2011. (Getty Images)

Italian prosecutors who argued that Amanda Knox killed her British roommate might have been a little too spend-happy when it came to wooing the judge and jury.

Now that Knox’s conviction has been overturned, prosecutors Giuliano Mignini and Manuela Comodi are under scrutiny for spending the equivalent of $240,000 in public money to create an animated video showing how the alleged crime took place.

The video, featuring avatars, showed Knox and her co-defendants holding down and stabbing Meredith Kercher. It was shown in the courtroom, with Knox’s defense arguing it was based on circumstantial evidence.

The Telegraph of London reports:

The National Audit Office is now investigating the prosecutors, Giuliano Mignini and his deputy, Manuela Comodi, on whether the video was a necessary part of their case.

If found culpable they could have to pay the money back to the prosecutors’ office.